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Tuesday, 3 July 2007

Milo Doggies Cookies

When my friend told me she has experimented baking a Milo version of the Horlicks Doggies Cookies, I was real curious to know how the Milo ones would taste like.

Naturally, the first thing I did once I got back to my normal routine, was to bake a batch of these cute morsels. I followed the original recipe closely, the only change I made was to replace the horlicks with equal amount of Milo powder. The dough was as soft as the original recipe. I could shape the cookies easily, and was able to complete the batch at a much shorter time as compared to my first few attempts :)

Taste wise, the Milo cookies are equally crunchy as the horlicks version, in fact, I find them richer in taste. My boys were very eager to try them as I've used the new Koko Krunch duo for the ears.

This new range of Koko Krunch has got both dark chocolate (the usual ones) and white chocolate flavours in a pack. However, the effect was not very good for those doggies with white ears...they looked rather strange, don't you think so?

Hello Happy Homebaker, may I just check with u regarding yr Durian Muffin recipe? See, I am really new to baking so I don't quite know many things : ( Do I need to use a cake mixer or is it all done by hand for this recipe of yours.....sorry if I am asking a stupid and obvious question but I am really dying to try it out coz I love durian anything and I hv not seen durian muffins on sale here in HK b4. Tks for yr help, VB

hey vb, no worries! like you, I have a long list of stupid questions whenever I want to try something new ;)For the durian recipe, you need not use a electric mixer...just a plastic spatula or a wooden spoon will do. The most important thing is not to overmix the batter. It should appear all lumpy and googy. Just need to stir still the flour disappears. Remember to scrap the bottom of the mixing bowl to check that the dry ingredients are all incorporated into the batter. You can read more about baking muffins here and here. Hope this helps :)Have fun baking!

Oh tks so much!!! I hv no cake mixer for now (shopping around but not sure what to buy coz I am uncertain abt buying an expensive one if my "passion" fades and if I buy a cheaper one, it may not work properly!), am registered for a couple of classes but not started yet, "studying" alot of baking theory on website to prepare myself (tks for the muffin website..it'll be very very helpful) so I can only bake stuffs that require no machinery (luckily I love muffins! Those sold tend to be abit too sweet for me)...u cannot imagine how happy I was when I saw yr durian (my all time love) and muffin and no machinery combination!!!!!!! Tks tks tks!!!!

Hi Ellena, the white chocolate koko krunch comes together with the dark ones in the same pack. Look for the word Koko Krunch DUO on the packing. If not you can catch the TV ad over at Kids Central...this was how I got to know this new product :)

Hi homebaker, Ytd i went to NTUC and was trying to find the DUO koko krunch that u mention but i don't seems to see any... may i know where u gets your from? Or u do have a sample of the box to show me? Thanks... :)

love to try this cookie, horlick doggie crunch but how does the koko crunch looks like? I meant the bag so i can go looking for it in Canada as well. Cheers again for all the lovely goodies in your website.

Hi!I am enjoying your blogs! it impressed me a lot :) Your so talented!I like baking too so your site is helping me :-)Im gonna try the cute dog cookies with Oboy (we dont have milo or ovaltine even horlick) We dont have koko krunch too here, but we have the other which is similar so they would be just OK :D

Your recipes are awessome! I was thinking we could try coffee too? Then we have mocha doggies..!Just a question, will it be alright to substitute the 25g milk powder with milk.. cuz this country doesn't sell milk less than 500 g!

Awesome.. thanks for your reply! I went ahead to buy a kilo of milk powder after all (skimmed milk though).I tried baking them today with ovaltine and they were awesome and cute! Everyone said it was bitter.. I replaced 2 tbsp of flour with corn flour cuz I didn't have cake flour.. hmm.. Apparently all my friends said it tasted bitter... wonder what went wrong? I placed more than 3 choc chips in them. And comments?

Hi Shannon, since there is no sugar used in this recipe, as such your friends (who may be used to having sweet cookies?) may find it bitter? and may be ovaltine tasted bitter without sugar? You may want to try with horlicks, as it is not sweet and yet not bitter. The corn flour helps to make the cookies crispy, so I don't think it is the cause of the bitterness. Hope this helps :)

Hi! My friend and I are thinking of baking this milo doggies (to make our friends go wow hahaha) for a picnic and we were wondering if we could replace the milk powder with milo powder just like replacing it with horlicks for the other recipe?

Hi yingxuan29, I am sorry I have not tried using plain flour. If you don't have cake flour, you can substitute it with a mixture of corn flour and plain flour. You can refer to the website: joyofbaking.com for the substitution.

I am not sure what went wrong, the dough is suppose to be soft, but upon it should be cookie-like, not soft. I think you may have under-bake it. Is your oven temperature correct? Did you preheat your oven. I need to use an oven theremometer as my oven temperature is not stable. After placing the cake inside the oven, the temperature will drop by 20degC! As all oven works differently, you may need to test out to get a feel of how your oven works.

Hi, I am sorry to hear about the undesired outcome of your cookies:(Since you didn't mention how you went about making it, I am not able to give any comments. Did you measure the flour amount correctly?

Yes, the chcocolate chips will melt after baking and give the cookies the sweetness.

My taste bud fails as when I make this with milo/horlicks, I couldn't tell any difference :P I'm not a fan of crunchy cookies that explains why I've not made these for years but since CNY is coming, I'm going to make these as give-aways :)

Hi HHB,The cookies are absolutely cute. I tried, wouldn't say failed, but the cookies weren't crunchy like what most of you mentioned. My cookies texture were 'melt in the mouth' type. I used cake flour.My girl was excited upon looking at it, but ate the ear, and eyes, and the nose, and pass the cookie right back to me.... how sad :( -Julia-

1stly, thx for sharing so many wonderful recipes on your blog. I happened to chance upon it yesterday and spent the whole night reading & choosing which recipes to try..

Anyway, I decided to bake these cute cookies with my children today and not sure if I've done it correctly.. Have to admit though that the cookies was rather tasteless (no milo & sweetness) like most commented.

Hi Jas, the butter is not in liquid form, did you melt/heat it into liquid form? You just need to bring it to room temperature (slightly soft and yet firm) and beat it with the horlicks/milo. The mixture shouldn't be watery. There is no sugar used in this recipe, so the cookies is not sweet. The dough should be soft and pliable. It is not dry.